Comparative Study of Nomophobia Prevalence among College Students in Relation to Gender Differences

Nomophobia refers to the fear or anxiety of not having mobile phone connectivity to use it for communication or being without one’s mobile phone. The purpose of the study was to explore Nomophobia and provide a comparative analysis on prevalence of Nomophobia among college students. Information collected through standardized questionnaire NMP-Q. Prevalence of Nomophobia among male and female students was found 98.8% and 99.4% respectively The mild, moderate and severe percentage of Nomophobia among male students was 13.8%, 65.2%, and 21% whereas, among female students 12.6%, 60.9%, and 26.5% respectively.